Bad Artitude

"Timmy" has evolved and needs a name change . This sculpture is now  "OodooV"

 

 

Sometimes a person has to make something different !  This sculpture is part of my new series "Bad Artitude". Actually the skull "Timmy" has been around a while, but "Timmy" is being made into a jester. It's not finished yet. I thought I would share my progress.I am having fun.

Copper and Steel Cattleya Plant Sculpture

This sculpture uses blossoms made using recycled copper from a fire line. The Air roots are made from an old bicycle child carrier,  wire from a political sign,and    springs taken from a piece of discarded furniture. The rest is made from .032 mild sheet steel. I have seven blossoms left to make my next project.

Copper and Steel Orchid Plant

This is my first sculpture in a new series. The copper blossoms were made from a piece of 1 1/2" copper pipe that once was a fire line in a sawmill steam plant. I experimented with fold forming the copper before hammering in the convex shapes. I am very pleased with the result. When I quenched the annealed copper in snow it often took on darker shades of patina along the folded areas. The roots and stems are made from a recycled political sign.

Firewood Rack

This sculpture has function, but emphasis of the design was on beauty. I was inspired by Frank Loyd Wright with his rectilinear geometric patterns and also to contrast with a natural setting. The contrasting organic setting is the fire wood. I did however add a few leaves. The rack can be placed to show the leaves or turned around to emphasize the geometric pattern. Pine wood was used on the bottom make the rack friendly to an interior floor. The rack is three feet wide, three feet high and 15 1/2 inches deep, to hold 16 inch wood.

The Harley Owners Group had their annual event at Little Lake this July 16th. The weather was a tad hot but this year I had a shady spot. What a joyful time it was. Its all for the Bay Cliff Health Camp. I donated a brass rose sculpture for the auction. Last year it was a spider sculpture, the year before it was a skeleton's hand, I guess I'm becoming more domesticated. I had the opportunity to make friends with Micah who is enjoying Bay Cliff Health Camp this summer and was at Little Lake. Micah's assistant is holding a flower sculpture I gave him for Micah to bring home. Micah showed me some skillful driving even on the uneven ground. He even made a point to come and see me before he went back to Camp. Life is indeed good.

Past Project

One of my early metal projects, was a simple bowl. I shared my work on the "metalshapers " yahoo group site.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/metalshapers/message/30540

Metal has become my primary media , but wood and clay, and flat art on paper are sometimes revisited.

Good Company

Some sculptures are just lucky.
This Iris now lives in an artists garden.
A peaceful spirit indeed.